Do you like quirky thrillers? Have you seen all of Stranger Things? Twin Peaks? Played Deadly Premonition? Big Stephen King reader? Any of these would be a good indication that you'll enjoy Alan Wake. Even if this isn't your normal genre, or if you don't play older games, or aren't very good at combat in games. Even if you don't decide to play, and choose to just watch the story unfold. Alan Wake doesn't care about any of that. It has a weird and wild story to tell, and it wants you to listen. Needs you to listen.

After all, a story doesn't accomplish much without an audience. And this story has a lot of work to do.

Full essay here: https://www.guilded.gg/backlog/blog/Chris-Vs-Blog/Alan-Wake-Still-Shining

Dark Souls is a commitment. You'll need to practice the combat, learn the bosses, and more than likely spend some time on wikis to even figure out what the hell is required to open that f&$%ing door. It will test your patience and consistently knock you down a peg. If you think you can stand up to that kind of pressure, I think that playing through and beating Dark Souls is an excellent experience. The thrill of finally beating a boss, or the confidence to sprint wildly through a section that used to force you to crawl behind a shield feels outstanding. By the end of this game, your journey belongs to you alone, and for that I think everyone who has an interest should at least give it a go. If the game beats you up and you put it down, no worries! There is an incredible amount of content out there if you're still interested. So, regardless of how you do it, there are plenty of ways to experience the Age of Fire.

Full essay here: https://www.guilded.gg/backlog/blog/Chris-Vs-Blog/Branded-by-The-Darksign

The day after I beat Transistor on stream, I booted it back up and played through it a full second time in order to get every achievement. Every last drop of story bit and in game accomplishment. To spend as much time as I was able in the city of Cloudbank. I have, I think, only unlocked the full set of achievements in 4 games. Twice was due to the design of the game - they just handed 'em over. With Transistor, I sought it out. Me. The same guy who has more unplayed games than played. The dude who needed to start a Twitch stream just to sit down and focus on playing one game all the way to the credits. I don't know what else I can say to convince you that I think Transistor is worth your time.

Go play it. Hell, play everything that Supergiant Games has made. I hope they'll mean as much to you as they do to me.

Full essay here: https://www.guilded.gg/backlog/blog/Chris-Vs-Blog/My-Love-Affair-with-Supergiant-Games